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City issues warning after fake Toronto Water employees try to enter homes, collect personal information

Toronto residents are being urged to be vigilant after people posing as City of Toronto water officials recently attempted to enter homes and collect personal information.

In an Aug. 10 tweet, the city said it was “currently conducting CCTV/smoke/dye tests on the sewer system to identify defects,” but they said staff should not enter homes to do this work and staff will never ask residents for personal information.

1/ 2 We’ve been notified that people are posing as #CityOfTO Water employees and trying to enter homes/collect personal information. #Toronto Water staff are currently conducting CCTV/smoke/dye tests on the sewer system to identify defects.

— City of Toronto (@cityoftoronto) August 10, 2022

Anyone with concerns or questions should contact 311 for assistance.